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Hi Compton! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How could Sacramento’s next funding fix reshape Compton’s school budgets?
  • How Compton College became a statewide model for work-based learning

Also on today's calendar: Christmas Car Wash and 4 more events.

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Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

Find out what's happening in Comptonfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

  • Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 75 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 71, low: 54.
  • Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 55 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Ideas for improving California's school funding formula come with billion-dollar costs, report says (edsource.org) — A classroom scene at William Jefferson Clinton Elementary in Compton opens a deep dive into how proposed changes to California’s school funding formula could shift billions of dollars statewide. Analysts outline options like funding based on enrollment instead of attendance and extra money for students with multiple needs, changes that could significantly affect resources for Compton Unified and similar high-need districts.
   

• Career Guidance Falls Short for California College Students (insidehighered.com) — Compton College is highlighted as a statewide example of putting paid internships and other work-based learning at the center of its programs, helping students better connect college to careers. A new report finds most California college students feel underprepared for the job market and want earlier, stronger career guidance, especially first-generation and low-income students who rely heavily on their campuses for support.
   

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  • Jared Kushner's Affinity Partners pulls out of Paramount's bid for Warner Bros. Discovery (fastcompany.com)
  • With 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' James Cameron Takes on the Law of Diminishing Box Office Returns (thewrap.com)
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